Floor waxing and polishing brush



Jan. 5, 1926.l

E. E. HARRIS FLOOR WAXING AND POLISHING BRUSH Filed April 4, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l K gwwmtofv A ZZ Har/vi? /flllllil lllllll Il iiiiiiiiii Il n lill llllllllll Il lllll I\ E. E'. HARRIS FLOOR wAxING AND PoLIsHIN BRUSH Jan. 5,1926. 1,568,602.

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lPATENT OFFICE.

ELHER'EARL HARRIS, OF/IEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

FLOOR WAXING AND POLISHING BRUSH.

Application led April 4, 1925. Serial No). 20,690.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ELMER EARL HARRIS,

'a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, -have invented certain new and' useful Improvements iny a Floor Waxing and Polishing Brush, of which the following is a specification. c This invention relates to an improved floor brush which is adapted for waxing and 'polishing floors.

More definitely, the invention has reference to a brush which is constructed on one side for applying wax to the surface of the Hoor and is constructed on an opposed side for polishing the floor, the brush being readily convertible, by simply turning it through a half revolution and over to bring the selected side into play.

In addition to the especially constructed brush head for permitting the'dual purpose specified to be attained, the improved structure embodies a novel handle in which wax supplying and feeding means is directly incorporated, this means constituting` a considerable portion ofthe handle itself.

Another feature of the invention is the yoke connection thereof with the brush head, this yokeembodying at least one hollow tubular section through which the wax is fed nttthe especially constructed wax applying lea Numerous other 'features and advantages are present in'this invention, and these will become readily apparent from the following description and drawing.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which likev numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a Hoor brush constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan andsectional View ,showing the waz; supplying cloth re- .moved to expose -the particular construction of the head. v

Figure'4 is a central longitudinal section through the brush head of Figure 2.

Figure 5'is an enlarged detail sectional view of a portion of the'handle and wax supplying and feeding means.

.Flgure 6 -is a fragmentary detall of a cloth retaining band.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

reference character 1 designates generally a specially constructed brush head. Observing Figures 3 and 4, it will be seen that the head is composed in the. main of a comparatively heavy metal casting 2 which constitutes a weight inl holding the device in effective contact with the surface of the floor.

It will be observed from Figure 4 that the marginal wall of this casting is inclined slightly. It will be noted also that adjacent opposite ends andin the then upper side it is provided with longitudinally spaced 7 which is in turn connected at its opposite end to a closing cap 8 threaded ou the lower end of a wax containing cylinder 9. In

Figure 3 it will be seen that this cap has a` passage .'10 formed therein to conduct the wax from the cylinder into the pipe 7. A somewhat similarly shaped pipe 11 is also connected to the cap 8 and is pivotally connected at its opposite end to the intermediate portion ofthel casting on the opposite side thereof. These two pipes together with the especiallyV Aconstructed cap constitutes a U-shaped yoke through which the casting 2 is turnable'to permit'it to 'be replaced. Considering Figure 4 further, it will be seen that a cloth 12 is stretched tautly over the entire upper side of the casting andspans the open sides of the recesses 3. The edges thereof are drawn downwardly over the inclined marginal walls of the .casting and held in place by a retaining frame or band 13. This frame is in'turn removably held in place by bolts 14 passing through elongated slots 15. It will be observed that the'heads of the bolts are tapered somewhat and received in counter-bored correspondingly shaped seats at the upper ends of the slots.

Screwed or otherwise detachably fastened p opposite sides of whic threaded at the lower end andan especially. designed cap 18 is threaded .at the upper end. It will be noted more particularly from Figure 5 that the last named cap embodies a central bushin 19 on diametrically are apertured ears 20. A pair of arms 21 are pivoted to these ears and the free ends of the arms are provided with screw threaded halves 22 which, when brought together, provide a neck'upon which a retaining cup 23 is threaded. The neck is internally screw threaded and a threaded stem 24 is threaded therethrough and swivelly connected at its inner end to a plunger head 25 slidable in the cylinder 9 Connected by a ferrule 26, at its outer end, is a hand grip 27 of desirable form adapted to be grasped in turning the stem and in pushin the brush'y over the Hoor. It is yetto be pointed out that a lateral pin 28 (see Figure 3) is secured to one side of the brush y head to limi-t theswinging movement/of the headthrough the yoke. Furthermore, a felt band 29 is secured around the ledges of the Y aforesaid plate 16 to serve as'tf bumper.

From the foregoing description and drawing, it will'be seen that after the cylinder has been filled with wax and the plunger is on the upper end thereof, the cloth covered side of the brush head is turned downwardly to contact the surface of the fioor. Now,tb'y rotating the handle, the stemA is turned to feed the plunger downwardlyinto the cylinder and wax is thus ejected from the cylinder and conducted by the various passages to the recesses 3, thus being applied to the cloth. Now, by manipulating the brush in the customar manner, the wax can be rubbed into the oor. After the wax has been thoroughly applied, the brush head is inverted by turnin it through a half revolu-tion andthe bristes are brought into action for olishing the floor.

It is t ought that the foregoing descrip- 'tion will be found suiiicient,"when taken 1n connection'with the drawings, to enable persons skilled in the art to whlch the invention relates to obtain a clear understanding of the same.

Therefore, a morel lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described it is to be understood that minor changes coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to if'desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In atfloor brush, a head, 'a yoke connected tosaid head, and a handle connected to said yoke, said handle including a cylinder for containin a floor treating substance and a portion of t ehandle' being formed to pro,.- Vide' an operatin stem, and a plunger reciprocable in sai cylinder, said stern being connected with said plunger.

2. In a structure of the class described, a brush head provided with 'communicating passages, one of which `o ns through one side wall of said head andls externally screw threaded at its outer end, a screw threaded nipple tapped into said threaded possage, said nipple embodying an elbow, a cylindrical container, a removable head on the lower end of the container, said head being provided with a passage and a socket, a two part yoke, one part bein inthe form of a hollow pipe, said pipe belng detachably connected with said elbow and with the passage in ,said last named head, the other part being connected with the latter and with said brush head.

3. 4 In a structure of the class described, an open ended cylinder, caps removably fitted on the ends of the cylinder, one cap being formed with a central internally screw threaded bushing and on opposite sides of said bushing with pairs ofears, arms ivoted to said ears, said arms being provi ed with screw threaded half-sections disposed together to provide a neck, a retaining cup threaded on said neck andmaintaining the same assembled, a plunger slidable in said cylinder, yand an operating stem for said plunger pivotally connected thereto and extending through said bushing and neck.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ELL/[ER EARL HARRIS. 

